Afghanistan

The prime minister faced more questions today on his conduct – not on parties this time, but on his possible involvement in the evacuation of animals from Kabul.

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No new restrictions for England – yet. That was what Boris Johnson said today as he insisted the government is monitoring Covid data “hour by hour” and would not hesitate to take further action. 

Tens of millions of people face acute hunger. The health system is on the verge of collapse and political freedoms have been shut down. 

A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.

A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.

A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.

The Foreign Office also says it will continue doing all it can to secure safe passage to help British nationals and eligible Afghans to leave the country.

Members of the Afghan girls’ football team feared for their lives. But now an international rescue mission has helped them escape to Portugal to start a new life, although some were forced to leave their entire families behind. 

Aid organisations have warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, with around 60% of the population now facing acute hunger. 

At least 25 people have been killed and dozens of others were injured after an attack at the entrance to a military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul.

It has been nearly a month since the Taliban effectively banned girls from secondary education by ordering schools to re-open only for boys. Millions of teenage girls across the country are now denied the opportunity to continue their education. 

Afghanistan is at a make or break moment, the UN secretary general has warned, as he declared that failing to save the country’s economy from collapse would mean “the world will pay a heavy price”. 

Several civilians are thought to have died in the blast, the biggest attack in the city since local Islamic State extremists targeted the mass evacuation at the airport more than a month ago.